Section X-9B: Area school districts for vocational and technical schools - Tax levies.

    A.  Area school districts for vocational and technical schools
may be established and a levy of not to exceed five (5) mills on the
dollar valuation of the taxable property in any area school district
so established may be made annually, for the district, when the levy
is approved by a majority of the electors of the area school
district, voting on the question at an election called for that
purpose.  The levy shall be in addition to all other levies
authorized by this Constitution, and when approved, shall be made
each fiscal year thereafter until repealed by a majority of the
electors of the area school district, voting on the question at an
election called for that purpose.  Any area school district so
established shall be considered as a school district for the purposes
of Sections 10 and 26 of this Article.  The administrative control
and direction of the area school district shall be vested in a school
board which shall be constituted and empowered as provided for by law
for school boards of independent school districts.  Provisions of
other subsections of this section notwithstanding, in any case where
a college area vocational-technical school district recognized
pursuant to Section 4423 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and
established by vote of the people after December 31, 1968, overlaps
and includes territory which is included within the district of an
area vocational-technical school established as prescribed by the
State Board of Vocational and Technical Education pursuant to Section
14-108 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, only the levies made by
the college area vocational-technical school district shall be
applied to said overlap territory, and revenues from the overlap area
collected pursuant to any incentive levy so made shall be apportioned
one-half to the college area vocational-technical school district
making the levy and one-half to the overlapped area vocational-
technical school district.  In any case where a college area
vocational-technical school district recognized pursuant to Section
4420.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes overlaps and includes
territory which is included within the district of an area
vocational-technical school established as prescribed by the State
Board of Vocational and Technical Education pursuant to Section 14-
108 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, said overlap territory
shall be subject to all levies of both kinds of districts that are
approved by a majority of the electors.
    B.  In addition to any other levies authorized by this section,
an area school district may make a local incentive levy for the
benefit of the area school district in an amount not to exceed five
(5) mills on the dollar valuation of the taxable property in the area
school district when approved by a majority of those registered
voters of the area school district voting on the question at an
election called for that purpose.  Except as otherwise provided, this
levy, when approved, shall be made each fiscal year thereafter until
repealed by a majority of the electors of the area school district
voting on the question at an election called for that purpose.  An
area school district which has previously failed to approve a local
incentive levy at two consecutive elections held between January 1,
1994 and May 31, 1994 may make a local incentive levy for the benefit
of the area school district only if approved by a majority of the
registered voters of the area school district voting on said question
at such an election for each fiscal year.  If a majority of voters
approve the local incentive levy for three (3) consecutive years, the
levy approved on the third year shall be made each fiscal year
thereafter until repealed by a majority of the electors of the area
school district voting on the question at an election called for that
purpose.
    C.  Upon the establishment of area school districts, such
districts are authorized to become indebted separate and apart from
the indebtedness of any school district included in the area school
district up to five percent (5%) of the net valuation of taxable
property within the area school district for capital improvements,
including purchasing sites and constructing, purchasing, improving,
and equipping real property and buildings when the indebtedness is
approved by a majority of the electors of the area school district
voting on the question in an election called for that purpose.
    D.  Until otherwise provided for by law, area school districts
and the government thereof shall be established in accordance with
criteria and procedures prescribed by the State Board of Vocational
and Technical Education.
    E.  The Legislature may alter, amend, delete, or add to the
provisions of this section by law.